Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player, coach, and Olympic

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

as a tackle at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

and was selected as an All-American in 1908. At Syracuse, Horr also competed in track and field. At the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

in London, he won a silver medal in the Greek Style

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

and a bronze in the freestyle discus throw. Horr served as the head football coach at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1909 and at

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

from 1910 to 1912, compiling a career record of 9–14–2.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Syracuse football profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Horr, Bill 1880 births 1955 deaths American male discus throwers American football tackles Northwestern Wildcats football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football coaches Syracuse Orange football coaches Syracuse Orange football players Syracuse Orange men's track and field athletes All-American college football players Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field People from Stockbridge, New York Players of American football from New York (state)